For the second straight year, Corey Crawford is the Blackhawks' nominee for the 2020 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, annually awarded to the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to the sport, as voted upon by the team's chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association.
The 35-year-old goaltender played his first full regular season since the 2016-17 campaign after missing the second half of the 2017-18 season and parts of the 2018-19 season because of a concussion. He shared time with Robin Lehner for most of the season, but got better the more he played, especially down the stretch, to keep the Blackhawks in the playoff race.
Crawford finished the regular season with a 16-20-3 record with a 2.77 goals-against average, .917 save percentage and one shutout. From Jan. 1 and on, he had a 10-9-1 record with a 2.33 goals-against average and .928 save percentage.
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Only two other Blackhawks have won the Masterton Trophy: Pit Martin (1969-70) and Bryan Berard (2003-04). The 31 nominees will be narrowed to three finalists in a poll by the PHWA members, and the winner will be announced at the NHL Awards at a later date.
Lehner was the recipient of the award in 2019 after turning in a Vezina Trophy-caliber season going into a year in which he revealed his battles with addiction and mental health issues.
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